- ancientHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- anteSynonym of before, earlier in time, particularly used in historical dating.
- antenatalOccurring or existing before birth.
- ante litteramBefore the term existed; before the term was coined.
- ante meridiemBefore noon, in the morning.
- antependiumThe hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
- fissula ante fenestramA small, connective tissue-filled cleft in the temporal bone, located just anterior to the oval window in the inner ear, that acts as a permanent, narrow pathway between the middle ear and the vestibule.